San Mateo County climate

San Mateo County Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Half Moon Bay, 8.7 km from San Mateo County

Average highs run from 61°F on April 1 to 61°F on April 30, and lows from 44°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.81 in over about 9 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at San Mateo County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
1.81 in
Record high
96°FApr 29, 1981
Record low
31°FApr 3, 1931
Chance of a freeze
5%
Daylight
12 h 37 min to 13 h 44 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
11.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Apr 161°F44°F84°F 195933°F 193237%
Apr 261°F44°F88°F 196132°F 193137%
Apr 361°F44°F88°F 196131°F 193137%
Apr 461°F44°F86°F 196036°F 194536%
Apr 561°F44°F87°F 198936°F 194536%
Apr 661°F44°F90°F 198935°F 197535%
Apr 761°F44°F92°F 198933°F 193235%
Apr 861°F44°F92°F 198935°F 193235%
Apr 961°F44°F93°F 198931°F 193334%
Apr 1061°F44°F90°F 198832°F 193334%
Apr 1161°F44°F88°F 198836°F 193333%
Apr 1261°F44°F87°F 194034°F 195633%
Apr 1361°F44°F88°F 194737°F 198332%
Apr 1461°F44°F90°F 194734°F 193132%
Apr 1561°F45°F89°F 196633°F 193231%
Apr 1661°F45°F90°F 196636°F 195531%
Apr 1761°F45°F86°F 195435°F 193330%
Apr 1861°F45°F89°F 201631°F 193330%
Apr 1961°F45°F87°F 195036°F 193329%
Apr 2061°F45°F93°F 193137°F 197228%
Apr 2161°F45°F89°F 193135°F 196828%
Apr 2261°F45°F89°F 201334°F 193227%
Apr 2361°F45°F90°F 194636°F 193727%
Apr 2461°F45°F88°F 201936°F 196427%
Apr 2561°F45°F89°F 200437°F 196426%
Apr 2661°F46°F94°F 200435°F 193226%
Apr 2761°F46°F92°F 200436°F 195525%
Apr 2861°F46°F93°F 198138°F 195025%
Apr 2961°F46°F96°F 198136°F 193725%
Apr 3061°F46°F93°F 198136°F 193725%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at San Mateo County, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

April 1
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 7:32 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 7:59 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00043714 (Half Moon Bay), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00047339, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.